October 04, 2004
Government subpoenas documents in Procrit marketing investigation
Johnson & Johnson has received a subpoena requesting documents about the sales and marketing of Procrit, a prescription treatment for anemia. Sales representatives of drug companies are not allowed...
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September 30, 2004
Medical equipment provider settles False Claims Act suit
Doctor’s Choice Medical Equipment has agreed to pay more than $1.38 million to settle charges that it defrauded both the Medicare and Medicaid programs. The company double-billed the programs for...
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September 30, 2004
Boeing to pay $6 million to settle titanium suit
The Boeing Co. has agreed to pay the United States government $6 million to settle charges that the firm used Russian-melted titanium in the manufacture of military aircraft. The contract required the...
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September 27, 2004
Hospital settles billing fraud case
New York University Downtown Hospital has agreed to pay $2.1 million to resolve charges that it billed Medicaid for obstetric services that were provided by midwives and residents but billed as though...
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September 24, 2004
PharMerica faces kickback charges
The Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services announced that it has begun an administrative process against PharMerica Drug Systems, a large institutional pharmacy. The IG is seeking...
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September 24, 2004
Judge won’t dismiss false claims suit against Medco
Medco, a pharmacy benefits manager, failed in its attempt to have a whistleblower lawsuit dismissed. The court refused to dismiss the suit, which alleges that Medco Health Solutions failed to pass along...
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September 21, 2004
Gold Banc says qui tam suit affects proposed merger
Gold Banc announced that Silver Acquisition Corp., with whom it has a merger agreement, has cut its offering price, asserting that a proposed settlement in a False Claims Act suit against Gold may adversely...
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September 21, 2004
FCA suit alleges company falsified safety tests
The federal government has intervened in a False Claims Act suit that claims several companies defrauded the government by falsifying safety tests for compressed gas cylinders. The cylinders are used to...
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September 09, 2004
Maine announces settlement of illegal drug switching suit
Omnicare of Maine will pay $1.08 million to the state of Maine to settle charges that it switched patients from prescribed tablets of an anti-ulcer drug to unprescribed capsules. The state said that the...
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September 09, 2004
Calif. AG joins suit against electronic voting machine manufacturer
California Attorney General Bill Lockyer has announced he will join Alameda County in a False Claims Act suit against Diebold Elections Systems. The suit alleges that the company sold Alameda County software...
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